Posted by Robin Taylor 2015-2020 My previous two contributions to the Walkington Blog covered the years 1945 to 2015 and then the story ended in the Autumn with several planning proposals under consideration but as yet undecided. The views expressed are of course entirely my own. East End (Main Street) In the case of the …

A number of residents living on West End have received an unofficial leaflet to advise about a proposed planning application for a pig farm which the leaflet says will ‘affect your village.’ The planning application (ref 19/02291/PLF) was submitted to East Riding Council on 1st July 2019 for the erection of an agricultural building for …

Sir Bobby Robson died 10 years ago today. I thought it might be a good idea to delve into the blog archives and re-publish the post ‘Funny But True No 9,’ with some of the quotes attributed to Sir Bobby. It certainly got me laughing again and I’m certain you’ll do the same. We didn’t …

Mooching round the car-boot sale on the Walkington Playing Field the other Sunday I came across a stall selling second hand books. Flicking through one of the overflowing boxes I found a slim volume published in 1984 by the East Yorkshire Family History Society. The book headed “Transportation from Hull and the East Riding to America …

A friend has just returned from holiday in Italy. She said that while she was reading a brochure for a sailing excursion on a yacht called the Caravelle, she started laughing when she saw the following translation and thought of the blog. That’s what I like to hear! Afternoon sailing programme: Tour along the natural …

The Walkington Specsavers 10k and The Pig and Whistle Fun Run took place on Friday 12th July on a beautifully warm evening, which perhaps, wasn’t the ideal conditions for running. This annual event, organised by Beverley Athletic Club, started in 1996 and is still extremely popular today amongst club runners and fun runners alike. In fact …

Liam had his first taste of bowls aged 9 at North Cave bowls club when he attended a fund raiser for Eastrington Cricket Club. He was told then he had a smooth, natural delivery and a good eye for the game. He started attending on a Sunday morning for beginners and quickly became involved in a …

The walkington-life blog has been around since 2014 and many of the old posts lie forgotten and unread in the archives. So, the blog’s editorial board (me) has decided to resurrect re-publish a few on the older, most popular posts, starting with this amazing story of a near miss at High Hunsley. The original post …

The planning application by Duchy Homes to build 31 homes at 40 Little Weighton Road has been given full approval by East Riding Council subject to certain conditions which can be found on the council website. Duchy Homes have provided a Construction Traffic Management Plan which also can be found (in full) on the website. …

Earlier this year a blog post called ‘The Magnificent Magnolia’ was described as the best flowering tree in the village. The tree in question was the magnolia located at the top of Redgates. Once again this spring the tree was magnifIncent with it’s extravagant show of pinky white flowers. In the post a suggestion was …